Mike Holmes, 38, was shot and killed in San Antonio in the early hours of October 31, 2019. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed that Holmes and 32-year-old Antonio Lopez both died of gunshot wounds after officers responding to the Springview Manor Apartments on South Mel Waiters Way heard 15 to 20 shots around 3 a.m. Investigators found a dark blue Chevy SUV in the parking lot riddled with bullet holes; both men were inside and were pronounced dead at the scene. Several other vehicles in the lot were also struck by gunfire, and authorities believe at least one person approached the SUV from behind and opened fire.

Mike Holmes was born October 13, 1981, in San Antonio. He attended Sam Houston High School, was active in Palestine Baptist Church under Rev. Lawrence Crenshaw, and was remembered as loving, funny, outgoing, and committed to mentoring youth and promoting education. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with the San Antonio Police Department.